today and tomorrow. a lot more to share in just a few minutes. >> it has been more than six months since the 77-year-old suffered a heart attack and then died. >> we remember the story. today, d.c. fire handed down punishment for three firefighters. sam fuld is outside of the fire station with the punishments and what the interim chief once changed. sam. off, no one is facing termination. under the roles, the fire chief ken change the decision only by making it more lenient. today the interim fire chief says the ruling shows why these matters need to be handled by a body outside of the fire department. >> the process is broken. criticize thes decision of the trial board as too lenient.

>> someone should have been facing termination. >> the trial board ruled on three firefighters, official reprimand, not guilty, and suspension without apay. in january, 77-year-old cecil mills suffered a heart attack across the street from 26 fire station and then of the five people came to his aid. >> i even ran to the curb and said are you going to help me? >> the man she yelled to was a rookie. rules in his case and the chief said the decision is not announced, but -- >> he was the least culpable of those. it rests with the officers and those who were experienced. >> and there was the commander of the group who went before the board but retired before they could roll. did not learn she

about the situation until it was too late to help. we went to the mills' home, but a man said they would have no comment. neighborhood -- >> they should have been fired. >> they should have been arraigned. courtroom where they bring in the people who are arrested. all of theaid firefighters involved are being sent back to the academy for training and although the trial board did not rule in the case, they did issue a ruling, they would not have fired her, either. they would have moved her from the tenant of firefighter. sam fuld, abc 7 news. choline davis retired before any disciplinary action was taken. sam spoke with the lieutenant in an exclusive shortly after retirement and got her side of

the story. you can see that interview and davis's defense on wjla.com. >> we are learning for the first time tonight about a heartfelt e-mail bob mcdonald sent to his wife seeking to fix their marriage. a second day on the stand is defending himself against corruption charges. the bureau chief jeff goldberg has been in the courtroom and joins us again from richmond to give us all of the details from the day. tell us about it. , the governor is on the stand at this moment. he was asked a few minutes ago about the rolex he received from christmas 2011. he said he did not know how much it cost or whether it was new or used. questioning focusing on the dysfunction of the marriage between bob mcdonnell and his wife maureen. he was asked whether or not he maureen and johnny had a physical relationship saying he did not. when pressed further, he

conceded he believed williams provided emotional support to the former first lady because he himself was not. court, facing a crush of cameras, governor mcdonnell talked about the difficult day ahead. >> i never thought i would be having to testify in a trial like this. >> he share details about the deterioration of his marriage, which started to crack in the mid-1990's. to have arguments privately and more frequently -- once inside the governor's mansion, mcdonnell says things got worse. his wife prone to screaming and yelling. was going well. a pivotal moment in court came as the governor was asked about an e-mail he wrote on labor day 2011, a time he says he was feeling heartbroken and --

the e-mail in which he called marine his soulmate read -- the governor says he never got a response, but found out marine communicated with jonnie williams four times on the same day. as for williams, initially -- testified he was shocked when he found out how often his wife and williams were communicating and says he did not find out about what was bought during that infamous shopping trip to new york city until one month after the investigation had begun. and the governor was asked about the $15,000 check jonnie williams wrote to the catering at their wedding.

the governor said he thought he was ok with it. it was a gift to his daughter. he knew jonnie williams could afford it. testimony this afternoon about governor mcdonnell's lack of knowledge about the hundreds of thousands of dollars in gifts and loans they came to the mcdonnell family. much more tonight at 6:00. jeff goldberg, abc 7 news. >> something new every day. opening up seven is tonight about the moment she says she watched helplessly as her husband shot her boyfriend to death. police are calling the shooting a murder and attempted suicide. brad bell is live with what happened. the woman involved here tells us that after 20 years in a relationship and a marriage she says was abusive, she thought she was free after a divorce. she says her ex would not let go and last night his rage boiled

over. kathy mendiola is sobbing. dy shirt shehe bloo was wearing when her boyfriend howard popp died, shot to death by her ex-husband robert mendiola. >> he was in his car. >> that is when robert suddenly appeared, she tells what happens as the men begin to argue. >> he pulled out the gun. he shot him. i was trying to block him. he shot him again. >> howard popp falls dead. robert mendiola runs to a shed blocks away and shoots himself in the head. police find him clinging to life. after 20 years of marriage, the mendiolas divorced three months ago. she went to court for a protecti order against robert.

>> he used to beat me up. >> this is an epidemic of domestic murders. the third this week. those having problems need to report them before it gets to this point. minor theer how contact, we need people to call us. >> we had been dating for two months now. he does not deserve this. the shooter,diola, the man who shot himself in the head is still in critical condition right now. we are told his condition is improving. he stands charged with first-degree murder. brad bell, abc 7 news. federal judge has convicted a man of selling drugs to a 16-year-old girl who died of a heroin overdose. 37-year-old antoine was found guilty of conspiracy to

distribute 100 grams of hair. prosecutors say in august he sold the judge to a 16-year-old and three others. sher she used the heroine, passed out and later died. he will be sentenced in november. >> the national guard has been ordered out of ferguson, missouri. senior political reporter scott coleman is in the newsroom tonight with the developments. national guard pulling out of ferguson after the governor says it has affected the city, which has gotten, in the past two nights. that hardly means that tension is gone. video couldhat new upset the progress. civil disobedience is coming down the line strongly until our demands are met. >> armed not with bottles were weapons but 70,000 signatures,

demonstrators demanded the prosecutor recuse himself. because of possible bias since his father, a police officer, blackvolved with a suspect. the buildingpped, shut down for security reasons. the governor has ordered the national guard to pack up and pull out of town. nudity may only fan the flames. -- new video may only famvir flames -- fan the flames. a shoplifter was armed with a knife. [gunshots] police shot and killed him. and this threat on camera from an officer. >> get back! >> he has been suspended. , meetinggeneral holder

with the family, says changes coming. lot in my time. few things have affected me as greatly as my visit to ferguson. >> and members of congress want to change how law enforcement knowing -- no longer need military equipment for setting the confrontational tone in ferguson. one representative says he is meeting with chuck hagel today on that very topic. >> thank you, scott. abc 7 news is encouraging discussion on the issues brought to light by what is happening in ferguson. we invite you to watch a townhall special or all sites can be heard. your voice, your future, ferguson can be seen on our sister station news channel 8 and wjla.com. a codefendant in the boston terrier attack has pleaded guilty to impeding the investigation into that bombing. the 20 are old is a college

friend of dzhokhar tsarnaev. he admitted in court he emptied out a laptop after police began investigating. prosecutors say they will ask for no more than a 20 year as an sentence. a hearing is scheduled for november. >> u.s. mint tillery -- the u.s. military has conducted six airstrikes to help forces retake control of a key dam. there had been fears militants would breach the dam and flood baghdad. one video showed the beheading of james foley i militants. rebecca cooper will have the latest on all of that for you at 6:00. >> coming up right now, two years after an honor student was killed inside her home, investigators say they have reason to be optimistic. >> and a major american

religious group is throwing cold water on the als ice bucket challenge. lines arendary redrawn. what it means for students and families. >> god saved my life. from ebola. the

american missionaries who contracted ebola are out of the hospital tonight. >> they are calling their recovery nothing short of a miracle. greta kreuz has their emotional story for us tonight. >> considering their families were planning funerals three weeks ago, this is remarkable. was discharged on tuesday. can't brantly held a press conference today before he left. >> today is a miraculous day. spoke todayly publicly for the first time. >> i am thrilled to be a alive and well and to be reunited with

my family. ago, he arrived at emory university hospital in atlanta for treatment of the deadly ebola virus. so far it has killed more than 1300 people in west africa. also flown to was emory. both were infected in liberia. >> i woke up feeling under the weather. in my life took an unexpected turn as i was diagnosed with ebola virus. >> he and writebol were given an experimental drug. still not certain if it did the trick, writebol was discharged on tuesday. she is recuperating with her husband. dr. say despite concerns about --la's potential >> the medical staff is confident the discharge from the hospital of both of these patients poses no public health threat.

and his wife publicly hugging members of his medical team as if to underscore that message. africans to get this experimental drug are three health care workers in the library appear the government says they are showing very positive signs of recovery. the american maker out the drug says it has run out of the drug. >> thank you so much. locally, vincent gray adopted some school boundaries from an advisory committee that will go into effect for the 2015 school year. right now thousands of students have rights to attend multiple schools. the new plan will change that. be assignedll now to one elementary, one middle, and one high school. some parents expressed concerns it will affect their children's opportunities. >> it is putting in place a

multiyear process so there will be predictability and ,rderliness in how parents where parents will have their children go to school. >> the plan is the first comprehensive overhaul of the school boundaries in more than 40 years. the rain does not know any boundaries. seeingmetro area is light rain. they are playing through the rain. the heaviest is west of town. this was the area under thunderstorm warning through portions of fairfax and loudoun county and now as we look, just kind of easy right now. look how warm, 87 degrees. it feels a little bit warmer than even what the thermometer indicates with some light rain falling. this slow-moving storm brought over an inch of rain, almost an inch in hamilton, lincoln, .88.

look at the temperatures, all the way down to 70 degrees because of the heavy rain. we see the heaviest areas in fairfax, springfield. the district, very light rain. we will zoom in on more detail and off to the west from fairfax, fairfax station, eventually to the interstate 95 corridor. this area will push and will stay in the very light rain for most of the immediate area. there is not much rain behind that. this is the only game in town as far as the rain does. the temperatures all over the place. at reaganes, 87 national. 79 in martinsburg. 82 to the east of frederick in gaithersburg. and humidity to the south. the general cooley trend across -- plenty of heat and humidity to the south.

the general cooling trend. what is going to happen is the stationary front that is hung up in the atmosphere, providing the focus and guide is for the showers and storms, that is eventually going to be pushed to the south as high pressure builds in off the coast. the wind is going to turn out of the east. here is what the futurecast says is likely to happen. the clouds, it will be in 80's. showers and thunderstorms. especially in the afternoon and evening hours. as we get through friday night, things start to change. going torly winds are have a chance of showers on saturday and cooler with highs in the mid and upper 70's on saturday. models are suggesting that all of this moisture will be pushed against the mountains saturday and we will get some sunshine but hang on to cool temperatures. that is the way it looks. call for somewill isolated showers over the next hour and a half.

heavy downpours and lightning and thunder. 67-73. for friday, partly sunny, 83-88. it will be monkey -- muggy. temperaturesop in on saturday, about 30% of a chance for showers. then we will get some sunshine. on sunday.r tuesday, we will start to warm it up a little bit and by wednesday and thursday, typical mid-summer weather. stay up to date with our forecast at wjla.com, facebook, and our weather app. >> keep us posted. a new test is showing the failure in those body scanners. >> and the mother of a murdered teenager opens up about two years of knowing her daughter's killer is on the loose. willd why president obama not be taking up the ice bucket

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>> maybe not ice water. that is my favorite one so far. over 200,000 views on youtube. askingigious group is its members to not donate to t cause. >> that is right. explaining the reason why. about strong beliefs in the catholic church in cincinnati. they love the idea finding a cure for als but opposes stem cell research. even former presidents are doing it. you can now find videos of some that did not go as planned. anything that will get a person who would not stand up to theye for a good cause and

actually do it. >> the archdiocese of cincinnati recognizes the well-intentioned, would it did not want money to be sent to the als association because it funds a study that uses embryonic stem cells. it is asking not to encourage students to raise money. if they do, the archdiocese wants the money to go to another research organization that uses adult stem cells. >> each individual should decide for themselves. >> i don't understand why the church is getting involved in this. a curelly trying to find for disease. >> a spokesman for the als association says -- >> if reached the best -- if research can be done, so be it.

move forward with it. >> books people at both organizations tell us there are no plans to discourage students to curb any fundraising for als. >> that is one crazy guy. we are just learning the president of the united states will not be taking the ice bucket challenge. instead he opted to write a check for an undisclosed amount. the als has raised more than $41 million in donations. >> amazing. and one more note, don't expect to see john kerry or any other diplomat doing the ice bucket challenge. lawyers had banned high-profile service officers for taking part. they say it violates ethics rules barring officials from using public office for private gain. >> somebody should give that guy

who took it from the back hoe a metal. >> that could have been dangerous. thoseing up, controversial body scanners fail a critical test. >> and another

>> you are watching>> abc 7 news at 5:00, on your side.

years ago, someone kicked in the door of a home and shot a 17-year-old honor student as she sat in bed reading. >> today we speak with the , amberof that teenager stanley. stephen tschida is outside of police headquarters. what is the latest on the case? >> it was almost exactly two killedgo when someone amber stanley inside her home and today investigators held a news conference. they did not provide specifics, but they said right now they are closer to solving the case than they have ever been. i high school honor student with aspirations, amber stanley's dream of becoming a doctor ended when somebody broke down a door and parched into her bedroom and shot her. >> why would someone kill my. are?

>> -- my daughter? >> so far, no one has uncovered a motive. >> we don't leave -- believe somebody randomly picked a home. >> which raises the possibility the killer was actually after someone else. on the eve of the second anniversary of the murder, investigators provided an update. headingel like we are down the right direction, where we want to go with the case and feel strongly that this will eventually reach a successful conclusion. sense oflling left a fear, which lingers today. i used to dumped my trash at night. i don't do that anymore. after gunfire took her daughter, she is left with questions about a killer and a life cut short. something to explain why she

died. nothing explains this. nothing. investigators say they have talked with 100 people. some of them repeatedly and spend thousands of hours working this case. they believe they are closer to solving it, they still hope that a 25,000 dollar reward may prompt somebody to come forward with information. stephen tschida, abc 7 news. >> schools have a new tool to keep students safe at bus stops. the program will use 20 new cameras on buses across the county. they activate when the arm swings out of the vehicle. they will take pictures of drivers. >> we would love to see no tickets. everyone is obeying

the law and our children are safe. >> the cameras are being provided at no cost. revenue will be split between the county. violators will face a $125 fine. about those body scanners. while they showed private parts, they failed to detect tuppence. -- weapons. concealers were able to guns and even some explosives. full body scanners were used in airports until last year when they were removed due to those privacy concerns. the scanners are now being used in jails and courthouses. >> the other top stories, six months after cecil mills died of a heart attack outside of a fire came outside one to his aid, three firefighters faced discipline today. the fire department trial board reprimanded one of them, a

second was suspended, and a third was found not guilty of wrongdoing. eugene jones calls them too lenient. >> police are investigating are horrific murder-suicide. investigators say robert mendiola showed up at his ex-wife's house and shot her boyfriend. the victim died in her arms. mendiola ran off and shot himself in the head. he is now in critical condition, but is improving. missionaries who contracted ebola are now out of the hospital. three weeks after the trip, one spoke., ckent brantly he and nancy writebol were given an experimental drug. writebol was discharged on tuesday. >> time for a check on traffic can i. bob has the details. >> we do have some showers

around the area. other than that it has been quiet. volume delays on the internet -- inner loop out of tyson. 270 up through germantown, should find the travel lanes open through college park. interlink and 95 toward baltimore. let's take a look at some cameras, things are ok, the pavement had been wet, but the rain has moved on. the outer loop is not too bad. , justc southbound evolving delays getting down toward the trying a. that is the way it -- toward the triangle. that is way to looks. this morning did not want to wait for the trip to the hospital. the little baby with her mother rebecca and the big brother. grace cameals say and the world along eastbound interstate 66 around 4:30 in the

morning. she arrived before the paramedics could get to the scene. the mother and daughter were taken to the hospital and as you can see, they are doing just fine. firstentially she got her little kicks on route 66. >> there you go. >> sorry about that. your next upome, at a gas station may include an unexpected tip. aimed at protecting your tank account. i'm arch campbell with the weekend best that coming up. >>

a new twist on the inspirational football film. >> the focus is on 18's lo -- on a team's loss. not the only thing, except when it isn't in the movie "when the game stands tall." >> how long can you keep the

streak alive? unusual angle,n the story of an unbelievable -- unbeatable high school team. 51 games in a row and then they lost. this is the story of the loss. >> you played better than us. that is football. it is not you. don't let a game define who you are. at the way you live your lives do that. >> the lessons about teamwork come through loud and clear, but the heavy-handed script and the parade of clichés knocks this from not bad to just so-so. couple of stars. pg. you are the only man i ever loved. >> also opening, "sin city: a dame to kill for."

sex, violence, skin. one star. and "guardians of the galaxy." they call them the dog days of summer because most movies at the end of the summer our dogs. that is why. as far as the football movie goes, the sap is rising early. [laughter] >> we will try again next week. >> see you then. coming up next on abc 7 news, bi g changes to pay at the pump. which company may send you inside to pay for your fill up. >> and what is behind the big improvements

the outcomesch and of stroke patients in recent

years. what is behind the change? 7 is on your side and one man's remarkable recovery. >> four little feet. >> david can read his columns now, but writing them is a challenge. the 77-year-old suffered two strokes in 2013. whohen the doctor asked me i was, i did not know. >> he lost his ability to read, write, and speak. that he survived. is a new beginning for me. >> according to a new study published this week, hospitalization for stroke patients dropped almost 34% between 1999 and 2011. heart attack patients. the risk for dying fell by 13% and after a heart attack, 23%. jasons hospital, it

freeman speculates the changes could be tied to treatment and better lifestyle choices. dietary changes, and interacting with your doctor, all of those things are happening. regain hisd hard to abilities and returned home quickly. >> the fact he is continuing to do things he wants to do, that is really going to be key for his ongoing recovery. >> although he is not ready to publish another collection of poems -- >> i have every confidence very soon i will be -- >> researchers say what is surprising is how rapidly the andovements have occurred that the improvements were greater than for any other medical condition. >> thanks. that is good stuff. visa has new software to protect you from fraud at the gas pump.

the company says the gas stations are the easiest places for crooks to use stolen credit cards. dataanalyzes 500 pieces of and then uses that to create a risk score from 0-99. a message will flash at the pump for you to go inside if you exceed the risk score. coming up tonight at 6:00, the for a man hired to evict tenants. atmsll tell you where the are and hackers could hold the key to give you green light at every intersection. we will tell you about the risk tonight at 6:00. >> all right. let's get a check on the weather tonight. we have some rain. >> some rain in the metro area. a small pocket of heavy rain

southwest of the city. let's give you a look, 30 miles east of the weather center, a lot of clouds, no rain at the moment. here is the doppler radar, the individual cell of rain just west of chantilly. the other area diminishing in size and intensity. south of springfield, mount vernon, the potomac into george's county before long. now of the light rain has ended and is moving out to the south and east. temperatures are mid 80's. cooler where we have had the heavier downpours like washington and tell us where it is 72 degrees. elsewhere, we are keeping our eyes upstream for more patches of showers. it will do the d.c. split on us. only very few light showers expected as a possibility for the remainder of the evening.

futurecast shows more showers overnight and as we get through the day tomorrow, warm and muggy . aattered showers are possibility. then we get into saturday, the wind will bring in cooler temperatures in the mid-70's with occasional showers. saturday night, we will get some clearing for the day on sunday. isolated showers overnight and then warming into the mid-80's with muggy conditions and scattered showers. some improvement by sunday, monday, and tuesday. more for you in the next hour. >> don't tell us the rain is going to mess up the nats. >> there is some rain at the ballpark. they are still playing. the nationals are the talk of the major league. they are playing the diamondbacks right now. ashington going for a franchise record 10 straight. gio breezed through the first

five innings, he struck out five and allowed no runs. the problem the nationals have manufacturing runs. washington has had five hits against wade miley. right now they are scoreless. here we go. the foul ball. the about corn bucket on his head. he falls onto the field. head.ll hit him in the the popcorn bucket did not protect him. i figure his pride was hurt. you are a hero. you are on tv. shucks. popcorn jokes. i don't know. rg iii has been taking heat lately. afters have been giving him for not protecting himself better, not sliding and his inconsistency. rg iii answered his critics on twitter. it is sad to see that. don't address these guys. ignore them. don't make it about you. forget about the doubts about

you. say you will do everything to win games. help get the skins into the playoffs. i said what i needed to say. there is no need to look into it. it is right there. believe and what our household deems necessary to go out everyday and be successful. >> don't be sensitive. the redskins game will be televised right here on abc 7 news at 7:00. the best seat in the house in front of your flat screen. cold beverage watching abc 7. that is where we like to have you. >> all right. >> i agree. i agree. >> one more note about this. will be showing the game. because of that the nascar race will be arid on our live on

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filter. kris van cleave, abc 7 news. atthat is it for abc 7 news 5:00. painting the picture of a failing measured fo the second day on the stand. is property condemned. >> and video trying to find a man who planted skimmer devices on some atms. >> live from the broadcast center, this is abc 7 news at 6:00, on your side. captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- brought moreell insight into his marriage. >> he said the public art of his life was going well, but the private part was a disaster. jeff goldberg is in richmond tonight where the mcdonnell's are on trial. what is the latest? >> court wrapping up half-hour ago. this morning testimony focusing on the very private and personal

details of what was described as a dysfunctional marriage between governor mcdonnell and his wife. problems going back to the mid-90's and only getting worse after governor mcdonnell became governor in 2010. he talked about how we was hurt and surprised after finding out in 2011 his wife was communicating with jonnie williams far more than with the governor himself. governor mcdonnell said he knew very little about the hundreds of thousands of dollars in gifts and money from jonnie williams until long after it arrived. williams says they discussed the terms of a $50,000 loan in 2011. mcdonnell said he did not hear about it until his wife told him in june. mcdonnell says maureen had bought $30,000 of stock. card debtit